different between rotator vs depressor

English

Etymology

rotate +? -or

Noun

rotator (plural rotators)

1. One who or that which rotates.
2. (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
3. A revolving reverberatory furnace.
4. (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.

Hyponyms

• (astronomy): super rotator

Derived terms

• rotor

Anagrams

• Tortora

Latin

Verb

rot?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of rot?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of rot?

References

• rotator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rotator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From depress +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??p??s.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??p??s.?/
• Rhymes: -?s?(?)

Noun

depressor (plural depressors or (muscle) depressores)

1. Anything that depresses:
   1. (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.

      Hyponyms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor septi nasi, depressor supercilii, tongue depressor

      Antonym: levator

   2. (neuroanatomy, physiology) A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.

      Hyponym: vasodepressor

   3. An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.

Translations

References

• “depressor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “depressor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

From d?press? (“press down, weigh down frequently”) +? -or (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /de??pres.sor/, [d?e??p??s???r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de?pres.sor/, [d???p??s??r]

Noun

d?pressor m (genitive d?press?ris); third declension (Late Latin)

1. that which presses down or depresses; depressor

Inflection

Third-declension noun.